Le Moribond

LE MORIBONDGoodbye to you, my trusted friendWe've known each other since we were nine or tenTogether we've climbed hills and trees,Learned of love and ABC's,Skinned our hearts and skinned our kneesGoodbye, my friend, it's hard to dieWhen all the birds are singing in the sky,Now that the spring is in the air,Pretty girls are everywhereThink if me and I'll be thereWe had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sunbut the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of timeGoodbye, papa, please pray for meI was the black sheep of the familyYou tried to teach me right from wrongToo much wine and too much song,Wonder how I got alongGoodbye, papa, it's hard to dieWhen all the birds are singing in the sky,Now that the spring is in the air,Little children everywhere,When you'll see them I'll be thereWe had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sunbut the wine and the songs like the seasons have all goneGoodbye, Michelle, my little one,You gave me love and helped me find the sunAnd every time that I was downYou would always come aroundAnd get my feet back on the groundGoodbye, Michelle, it's hard to dieWhen all the birds are singing in the sky,Now that the spring is in the airWith the flowers everywhereI wish that we could both be thereAll our lives we had fun, we had seasons in the sunbut the stars we could reach were just starfish on the beach- Jacques Brel